Holknekt Kerstin Mattsdotter was born on December 23, 1810 in Bergkarlås Kopparbergslän, Mora, Sweden. She was married to Elinos Olaf Anderson in 1838, at the age of 28. They had a son, Anders Andrew Linn on April 29, 1839 in Bergkarlås. Holknekt passed away on November 10, 1852, at only 41 years of age.
